Christopher John Varughese, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Staten Island, NY
Christopher John Varughese, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1013247915, issued on Dec 28, 2009. Check the license (New York 255723, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Varughese
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 255723 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2384 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
- Phone
- (718) 727-7546
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141013000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2384 Victory Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryanna Kelly, DNP, AGNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1457968943
Verify Christopher John Varughese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 255723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate173 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate161 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Clopidogrel61 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $495.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCStaten Island, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher John Varughese among 404 interventional cardiology physician records in New York
Christopher John Varughese, M.D. is one of 404 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 349 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in New York
There are 404 interventional cardiology physician records in New York.
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The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Spencer Liu, M.D.Staten Island, NY 103051396131397
- Gregory Maniatis, MDStaten Island, NY 103051932499290
- Chadi SalmaneStaten Island, NY 103051184970295
- Thomas Vazzana, MDStaten Island, NY 103051790761120
- Andrew Warchol, MDStaten Island, NY 103051689672339
- Doris Chan, D.O.Staten Island, NY 103041508109943
Common questions
What is Christopher John Varughese, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher John Varughese, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013247915, issued on Dec 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Varughese, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2384 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY, 10314. Phone: (718) 727-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Varughese, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 255723, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher John Varughese, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Varughese, M.D. had 1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher John Varughese, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.